PNP shares survival tips when faced with an active shooter

MANILA, Philippines — Within just 11 minutes, 58 people have died and more than 500 were injured in a mass shooting committed by a lone active shooter in a Las Vegas concert in the United States.

It is considered as the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

According to experts, active shooters can be considered psychopaths or people with violent social behavior.

“You will be surprised because they were able to create a certain behavior to hide the fact that they have a hidden plan to do something bad against some or to commit a crime,” said Dr. Camille Garcia, a psychologist.

Since it is difficult to determine when a psychopath will commit a crime, the Philippine National Police (PNP) releases some survival tips regarding the matter derived from the measures imposed by the U.S. police department.

If you find yourself in an area with an active shooter, remember these tips: run, hide and fight.

First, run away from the active shooter and look for a safe place. Evacuate yourself whether others agree to it or not.

Do not force to bring all of your things, and just run fast away from the shooting.

Help others to evacuate and prevent others from going near the area where the shooting is happening. Immediately call the police hotline 911.

If you cannot go out of a building or room, look for a safe hiding area.

Remain alert and secure the place you are in. Close the lights, lock the doors, and put your cellphone in a silent mode.

If there are no rooms or safe areas, hide behind huge objects to avoid getting hit by bullets, and remain silent.

If you or the lives of your companions are already at risk, defend yourselves.

Try to disarm the active shooter in any possible way you can.

“You should be aware of what is happening and you need to know what to do when such an incident happens,” said PCRG Acting Director PSSupt. Rhodel Sermonia.

The task of the first responders in such an incident is not to treat the injured, but to prevent the shooter from further shooting.

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Commission on Elections (Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez admitted in the program Get It Straight with Daniel Razon that the agency now has only five billion pesos budget for the upcoming May 2018 village polls.

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez admitted in the program Get It Straight with Daniel Razon that the agency now has only five billion pesos budget for the upcoming May 2018 village polls.

The amount was originally seven billion pesos but the agency already used five billion pesos for the printing of ballots.

(First and foremost, the food supply. Every day there has to be food because if there’s nothing to eat, they will go back. Then there’s also entertainment being provided. The DSWD also offers cash for work.)

Meanwhile, the AFP and PNP continued the psychosocial activities for residents inside evacuation centers.

The local government gives free face masks, food and water were given in Bariw National High school aside from games and amusement delivered to residents. — Mai Bermudez | UNTV News and Rescue

With this, the PNP chief did not hesitate to give special promotion to the 745 Special Action Force members who fought in Marawi City.

Even Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista salutes the gallantry of the SAF members.

“I have seen how this men and women work side by side with the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to crush and defeat the lawless elements who spread terror in the city of Marawi,” said the commanding general.

The PNP chief takes pride of the expertise of the SAF members when it comes to urban warfare, hence the successful mission of liberating Marawi City from the hands of ISIS-inspired terrorists.

General Dela Rosa also recommended the promotion of third level officers, which is under the jurisdiction of President Rodrigo Duterte himself, and not of the PNP chief’s.

“They did they share in Marawi especially that they were the commanders. They keep on inspiring their people, their men, to fight. And indeed what they did is very commendable, very laudable,” said the chief.

Meanwhile, eight other policemen were promoted after fighting against 200 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who made an attack on Binuangan Municipal Station in Misamis Oriental in December 2017. — Lea Ylagan | UNTV News & Rescue

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